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Pariolius maldonadoi Faustino-Fuster, López-Castaño, Quiñones & Meza-Vargas, 2024 |
| Family: | Heptapteridae (Three-barbeled catfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 3.88 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Colombia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-6; Anal soft rays: 7-7; Vertebrae: 41-41. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: six branched pectoral-fin rays; narrow head 64.3-68.3 % SL; well-defined white nuchal collar; five branched caudal-fin rays on dorsal lobe; deep body 9.5-13.2% SL; deep head at supraoccipital 35.7-41.6% SL; deep head at interorbital 26.3-29.9% SL; long adipose fin (Ref. 132479). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||